BOSTON — Kyrie Irving extended the game with a clutch shot, then ended it with two more in overtime. Irving scored six of his 40 points in overtime, hitting back-to-back 3-pointers while leading Boston back from a five-point deficit as the Celtics beat the 76ers 121-114 on Tuesday night. “Just competition at its highest. I love […]
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Boys Ice Hockey: Dragons ‘Bridge’ Eagles, 5-2
BRUNSWICK — The Brunswick Dragons came away with bragging rights in the “Battle of the Bridge” with 5-2 boys high school hockey victory over the Mt. Ararat/Lisbon/Morse/Hyde Eagles at Bowdoin’s Sidney J. Watson Arena Saturday. The Eagles found themselves facing an uphill battle after a pair of quick strikes in the first period gave the Dragons […]
Boston Ends Skid: Celtics beat Hornets, 119-103, to stop 3-game slide
BOSTON — A little internal venting seemed to get the Boston Celtics back on track. Kyrie Irving scored 25 points, Jayson Tatum had 17 and the Celtics ended a three-game skid with a 119-103 win over the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday night. Boston was coming off a 120-107 loss at home to Milwaukee on Friday, which […]
New England Wins AFC East: Patriots rush to 10 with 24-12 win over Bills
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — It’s not every day that a team finds itself cheering for the one that beat it the season before in the Super Bowl. This isn’t the typical season for the New England Patriots. Patriots players erupted in a loud cheer in the locker room as Eagles kicker Jake Elliott’s 35-yard field goal sailed […]
NFL Sunday Roundup: Eagles, behind Foles, stay alive in NFC playoff race
PHILADELPHIA — Jake Elliott kicked a 35-yard field goal as time expired and the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Houston Texans 32-30 Sunday to keep their playoff hopes alive. The defending Super Bowl champion Eagles (8-7) need a win at Washington (7-8) next week and for Minnesota (8-6-1) to lose at home to Chicago (11-4) to get […]
Sunday Night NFL: Seattle Seahawks outlast Chiefs, 38-31
SEATTLE — Doubted before the season began, questioned even more after a 0-2 start, the Seattle Seahawks are back where they’ve spent most seasons since Pete Carroll arrived. The Seahawks are in the playoffs and perhaps as the type of opponent no one would like to see in the postseason. “You hear it. You hear the […]
Weekend Roundups: Mt. Ararat earns 1st boys basketball win
NEWCASTLE — The Mt. Ararat High School boys basketball team gave first-year coach Dave Dubreuil his first varsity win with a dominating 62-17 Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference win over Lincoln Academy on Friday. The visiting Eagles are 1-4 heading into this upcoming Saturday’s visit to Biddeford at 1 p.m. Mt. Ararat turned a 13-9 first-quarter lead […]
Girls Hockey: ‘Battle of the Bridge’ sees Dragons, Eagles all tied up
BRUNSWICK — Through all the momentum changes, solid saves and splendid goals, the Brunswick and Mt. Ararat/Morse girls high school hockey teams solved little in a 3-3 deadlock at Bowdoin College’s Sidney J. Watson Arena on Saturday. Both teams entered and left with matching records, with the Dragons and Eagles both sitting at 1-7-1 midway through […]
Girls Basketball: Freeport Falcons put up a ‘Wall’ in win over Morse, 66-32
FREEPORT — In the early going of Friday’s girls high school basketball game, Freeport had difficulty putting the ball in the basket and avoiding traveling calls as the Morse defense gave the Falcons trouble. That is until captain Caroline Smith and sophomore forward Rachel Wall went to work. Wall scored 15 first-half points on her way […]
High School boys basketball: Freeport Falcons run past Morse, 82-51
BATH – Five games into the boys high school basketball season, about a third of the way in and heading into the winter break, Freeport put together a few “runs” throughout the contest, netting a season-high 82 points as the Falcons downed Morse, 82-51 on Friday evening. “It was good to see the team put together a good game […]
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